Re: gEDA-user: C++ HDL

[al davis <ad252@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 11 May 2009, Joerg wrote:
> al davis wrote:
> > On Monday 11 May 2009, Joerg wrote:
> >> I just hope universities don't rely on that route alone
> >> when teaching RF design.
> >
> > Why not?  It's no worse than some of the other choices they
> > make, including some that you vigorously defend.
>
> Like what?

Microsoft Windows.

> > Considering how much proprietary stuff they rely on, and by
> > doing so they reject real opportunities for learning,
> > System-C as a sole way to teach a particular part of the
> > curriculum seems rather benign.
>
> It's ok as long as they don't neglect real HW design and
> testing, with solder irons and all. I have found younger
> candidates to be seriously lacking in that respect. There
> comes a time when us older guys can't help them anymore. The
> topper was a professor at my university who said that soon
> everything will be ICs, that transistors and most of that
> discrete stuff would go away. I burst into laughter in the
> auditorium, a bit embarrassing ...

I agree with you, on this and on your original statement.

Speaking of the "younger candidates" ..

What is the biggest difference between EE education now and 
years ago when I was a student (1970).????

Answer:
When I was a student we had schematics of our hardware and 
source for our software, and we could study them.



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